Junior Service Project Manager RMR Airports

Job Title Junior Service Project Manager RMR Airports

Job Description

Your primary responsibility is to coordinate all activities related to Service Projects (Retrofit, Modifications, and Revisions). This includes sales, specifications, execution (installation), and service handover.

You will manage multiple projects simultaneously and functionally report to the Group Leader Service Projects Airports. Due to the dynamic and multidisciplinary environment, you will collaborate closely with internal stakeholders (managers, project engineers, sales engineering, R&D, HLC, IT, and procurement) as well as external parties (customers, subcontractors, and engineering firms).

In this role, you represent the interests of your Service Projects in a highly demanding, complex project environment. You are responsible for achieving the best overall project results for both Vanderlande and the customer, considering planning, quality, and cost.

Your Responsibilities

Manage RMR Service Projects from sales through to handover (integrating Sales Engineering and Project Management), ensuring both customer satisfaction and strong financial performance

Support Key Account and Service Managers in defining winning strategies and lead RMR developments in regions, branches, and major accounts

Take full responsibility for project performance (financials, planning, and customer satisfaction)

Act as the escalation point and single point of contact for internal and external stakeholders regarding operational and technical issues

Drive the development and professionalization of RMR ways of working across regions

Align processes and ways of working with relevant internal stakeholders within Vanderlande

Ensure compliance with health, safety, and environmental standards on-site

Your Profile

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in a technical or business-related field

Open to both starters and mid-level experienced candidates

Ability to elevate project teams and successfully deliver projects with high customer satisfaction

Experience working in matrix organizations with both hierarchical and functional reporting lines

Affinity with controls and IT is preferred

Experience working in organizations with remote operations

Flexible leadership style, able to operate across cultures and regions with varying maturity levels

Strong focus on both qualitative and quantitative performance

Background in automated handling systems, capital goods, or system integration is a strong plus

Understanding of the business-critical nature of systems

Personal Characteristics

Strong verbal and written communication skills in English (Dutch is preferred)

Experience in leadership and team building

Customer-focused and service-oriented mindset

Accurate, structured, solution- and results-driven

Persuasive and able to influence stakeholders constructively

Strong organizational skills, able to set priorities with a helicopter view

Willingness to travel worldwide (on average 20% of your time)

What we offer

In the challenging and responsible position of Integration Manager, you will have the chance to make a significant contribution to industry‑leading projects and be connected to our dedicated people and customers. We offer a position in an informal, international, and professional working environment with significant scope for personal development. By joining our profitable and growing company, you will be able to reach your goals and focus on your future. This position offers a competitive salary depending on background and experience:

Bachelor starter (no experience): €3,432 gross per month

Master starter (no experience): €3,806 gross per month

Experienced candidates: €4,500 – €5,900 gross per month (excluding 8% holiday allowance)

On top of your fixed salary, you’ll receive the following secondary benefits:

40 vacation days (20 statutory days and a flexible budget worth 20 days)

A hybrid workplace (40% working from home and 60% in the office)

A Health & Wellbeing budget worth €300 per calendar year

Commuting allowance, including full reimbursement of public transport costs

Collective pension scheme and discount on additional health insurance

On-site company health centers with gym, physiotherapists, and occupational therapists

Vanderlande Academy and extensive training facilities

A variety of Vanderlande network communities and initiatives

Contact

Are you interested in this position? Then apply now! For more information about the position, please contact Michelle van der Schoot (Senior Recruiter) at +31 413 495 288.

Diversity & Inclusion

Vanderlande is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. Qualified applicants will be considered without regards to race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, or disability status.